The pastor, who is said to have known the A-list couple for years, was quoted as saying: 'It would be great to see them welcome another child into the family. If they have enough love as a couple to invest in another child they should definitely [adopt].'

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Edward reportedly went on to add that that in an ideal world, Keith and Nicole would have an open adoption where the family meets the birth mother, and wasn't short in gushing over the couple.

'It's clear they're very much in love,' he remarked, before going on to say that they can be 'a bit intense at times.'

Reports: The pastor, who is said to have known the A-list couple for years, was quoted as saying: 'It would be great to see them welcome another child into the family. If they have enough love as a couple to invest in another child they should definitely [adopt]'

Claims: Edward reportedly went on to add that that in an ideal world, Keith and Nicole would have an open adoption where the family meets the birth mother

Nicole has made no secret of her desire to add to her brood, having told The Mail on Sunday in January last year, that despite suffering several 'heartbreaks' during her attempts to conceive, she still hopes to become pregnant as 'children are the joy' of her life.

Affection: Edward reportedly wasn't short in gushing over the couple: 'It's clear they're very much in love,' going on to say that they can be 'a bit intense at times'

Brood: Nicole and Keith who wed in 2006, are already proud parents to daughters Sunday Rose, nine, and Faith Margaret, seven, the youngest of which was born via a surrogate

The Academy Award-winner said: 'In everything that has happened in my life, being a mother has been the overriding thing that has changed everything and made it better.'

Candid about her struggles to conceive, Nicole went on to add that she never gives up hope on conceiving.

'You go through heartbreak again and again and then you start to tell yourself it might never happen. I honestly never believed I would actually give birth to a child, then at 41 I became a mother.'

Optimistic: Nicole has made no secret of her desire to add to her brood, having told The Mail on Sunday in January last year, that despite suffering several 'heartbreaks' during her attempts to conceive, she still hopes to become pregnant as 'children are the joy' of her life

Read more: The full story is featured in this week's issue of Woman's Day magazine, on sale now